Tayo
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Tayo is the mixed-heritage Laguna Pueblo war veteran whose spiritual and emotional journey to heal from trauma and reclaim his cultural identity forms the core of Leslie Marmon Silko’s novel "Ceremony."
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Ceremony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
mixed-blood identity
ⓘ
relationship to land ⓘ storytelling as ceremony ⓘ trauma and recovery ⓘ |
| centralTo | narrative structure of Ceremony ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Laguna Pueblo traditions ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Emo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harley NERFINISHED ⓘ Leroy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Leslie Marmon Silko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| experiences |
alcohol abuse
ⓘ
post-traumatic stress ⓘ survivor guilt ⓘ |
| guidedBy | Betonie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCloseBondWith | Rocky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEthnicity | Laguna Pueblo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFamilyBackground |
born to a Laguna Pueblo woman
ⓘ
white father ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | mixed-heritage ⓘ |
| hasLoveInterest | Ts’eh ⓘ |
| hasMentor | Betonie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNationality | Native American ⓘ |
| hasRelationshipTypeWithRocky | cousin ⓘ |
| hasRole | war veteran ⓘ |
| hasSetting | Laguna Pueblo reservation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTraumaFrom | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| integrates | traditional ceremony with contemporary life ⓘ |
| learnsFrom | Ts’eh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | focal consciousness of the novel ⓘ |
| participatesIn | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raisedBy | Auntie ⓘ |
| reclaims | cultural identity ⓘ |
| reconnectsWith |
community
ⓘ
land ⓘ |
| rejects | destructive patterns of fellow veterans ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Rocky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents | possibility of Indigenous renewal ⓘ |
| seeks | healing ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
healing from colonial violence
ⓘ
interweaving of Native and modern worlds ⓘ restoration of balance ⓘ |
| undergoes |
ceremonial healing
ⓘ
spiritual transformation ⓘ |
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